Patriot PE2 Electric Fence Energizer, 0.10 Joule (Original Version)

Has worked for one year keeping the stray cats from taking a dump in my garden. Also, works to keep the neighbors dog from hanging over the top rail of the fence. Mild shock using fire wire but frankly I think good old electric fence wire may work better. One thing to consider is that the electrical ground needs to be GOOD, otherwise you won't get a good jolt due to physics. Ring terminals on the wire would also work better. I just re-connect every six months to get a good connection.

The media could not be loaded. Works great for racoons. They are able to empty my bird feeder in one night and it was getting expensive. I put some PVC pipe around the perch at the end and grounded the metal plate where the bird food is stored. The perch is far enough so the birds won't touch both the perch and the plate but the racoon, that is another story. Watch the video.

Immediately after we planted a hedge of English Laurel, the local deer started treating it as an all-you-can-eat salad bar. The hedge had no chance. The deer would move in every time fresh leaves appeared. We installed an eight-foot tall plastic fence, but the deer just broke through it. So we installed a tougher fence, but the deer found a way under it. Weighted logs at the bottom of the fence had no effect as the deer jumped over. We also tried deer repellent, fishing line, attaching bells to the fence, rags soaked in ammonia, and scattered chunks of Irish Spring soap. A motion-activated water spray helped a bit, but a neighbor saw deer using it as a drinking fountain. At my wit’s end, I started leaving food for the deer a couple of hundred feet from the hedge. The deer equivalent of paying protection money. None of this worked, and thoughts about the deer started to take over my waking hours. If someone asked me how I was doing, I would respond with a long diatribe about my battle with the deer. The deer became my only topic of conversation. In desperation, I ordered a Patriot PE5, expecting this would be just one more failure. But to my amazement, it has worked for the last 12 months. I recommend smearing peanut butter on the wire in a few places.

Not too strong but good enough for small critters. Keeps the squirrels out of my raised gardens.

This does just what it is suppose to do. It keeps my large digging dog out of the garden.

I believe they call it bird seed for a reason, and got very tired of my squirrel friends muscling the birds off the feeder and hogging all the food. Fortunately I had a 120V electrical outlet in fairly close (30 feet) proximity to where I wanted my bird feeder pole to be located (at least six feet from the nearest tree branch). Because this fence energizer is not outdoor rated (not sure why they would make it that way) I also bought a waterproof enclosure off Amazon. I then ran two 20 gauge wires slightly underground to the base of the 4" by 4" pole I used to mount the bird feeder, which hangs off a 2" by 4" arm off the 4" by 4". I then ran the hot and ground wires around the post and the 2" by 4" arm. VERY IMPORTANT. I assumed the wood post would act as a natural insulator for the ground wire but it does not. So I set the ground wire off the wood about a 1/2" using wood insulators I also bought from Amazon. I ran the hot wire directly on the surface of the wood and used metal staples to space and secure the wire. I connected the two wires from the energizer to the hot and ground wires running up the post (doesn't make a difference which is which) and then plugged the energizer in. I bought an electric fence tester (an inexpensive one from Amazon) to confirm I was getting the voltage across the hot and ground wires. Two thumbs up. Now we are all one happy family. My three squirrels have plenty of residual seeds dropped by the birds. They sit on the ground and look longingly at the bird feeder only six feet above them. They also look at the signs I posted for them, "Caution - Electrical Fence" which has lots of significance to them. Because this is high voltage but very low current, they (and us) just get a little pop which gets their (and my) attention when touched. And, I'm seeing so many more birds enjoying what was meant for them in the first place.

Gets job done

Purchased 2 and neither of them work! The unit has the flashing light but does not power the line. Do not purchase this item. The packaging had staples and one of them did not have the instruction manual so you could tell they were already opened and returned, in my opinion. Notice the torn plastic and the 2 stapels on this package and the other package not paperwork or twist tie on plug.